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Worrying trends among Australia’s Indigenous population with more chronic diseases: Report

According to an indigenous health expert, communities in the state's Gulf are recording some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the country. In fact a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows 80 per cent of the life expectancy gap can be attributed to conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

5 May 2011

Researchers find increasing the number of family physicians reduces hospital re-admissions

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have found that by adding one family physician per 1,000, or 100 per 100,000, could reduce hospital readmission costs by $579 million per year, or 83 percent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) target. These findings currently appear on the website of the "Robert Graham Center," a primary care think tank.

5 May 2011

Increasing prevalence of hypertension boosts growth for blood-pressure monitors in BRIC countries

With a rapidly ageing population and increasing prevalence of hypertension, there is a growing number of people that need to monitor their blood-pressure at home. Whilst the more established home-use digital blood-pressure monitor markets in Western Europe and North America are reaching saturation, the emerging BRIC markets are becoming more aware of lifestyle-related disease prevention and are investing heavily to improve healthcare provisions, driving growth of the blood-pressure monitors market.

5 May 2011

Angel Medical Systems to present observations of ischemic events detected using permanently implanted intracardiac ST-segment monitor in high risk CAD patients

Angel Medical Systems has announced that David Keenan will be presenting on behalf of Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, Chairman, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, on May 6th, 2011 from 2:45-3:00 PM at the Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

5 May 2011

Hendra virus alert among horse owners

Hendra virus is a bat-borne virus that has killed four of the seven humans who have been infected and caused the deaths more than 40 horses since it was discovered in 1994. Humans contract the disease from horses but there has been neither human-to-human transmission of the disease nor direct transmission from bats to humans report experts. The majority of outbreaks have occurred during June and October, however last year a horse in Tewantin contracted the virus in May.

5 May 2011

Synthetic blood saves life

In a medical first, a revolutionary synthetic blood has saved the life of a Victorian woman. Doctors at The Alfred brought Tamara Coakley, 33, back from the brink of death after a horrific car crash left her with severe blood loss and dangerously close to heart failure.

5 May 2011

Easy way to lower blood pressure

"HOW TO RECOVER YOUR NATIVE BLOOD PRESSURE - An Easy Way to Lower Your Blood Pressure in 10 Minutes" was published online today by Brahm of San Diego, California.

5 May 2011

Pfizer’s Revatio receives European Commission approval for pediatric treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pfizer Inc. announced that Revatio (sildenafil citrate) has been approved by the European Commission for the treatment of pediatric patients aged 1 to 17 years old with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Efficacy in terms of improvement of exercise capacity or pulmonary hemodynamics has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease.

5 May 2011

Acorda reports $0.7 million GAAP net loss for first quarter 2011

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

POZEN reports revenue of $4.5 million for first quarter 2011

POZEN Inc., a pharmaceutical company committed to transforming medicine that transforms lives, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

Biosense Webster enters new agreement with Stereotaxis to deploy Odyssey products

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a new strategic collaboration with Biosense Webster, Inc. related to Stereotaxis' rapidly growing Odyssey Solutions.

5 May 2011

Theragenics reports consolidated revenue of $20.3 million for first quarter 2011

Theragenics Corporation, a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

Staying up late and sleeping in can increase risk for gaining weight

Staying up late every night and sleeping in is a habit that could put you at risk for gaining weight. People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more calories in the evening, more fast food, fewer fruits and vegetables and weigh more than people who go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

5 May 2011

Lead investigator to discuss growing impact of AFib on US health care costs and resources

Two studies to be presented this week address the often-overlooked costs associated with atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia.

5 May 2011

UCSF scientists elected as members of National Academy of Sciences for excellence in biomedical research

Alexander D. Johnson, PhD, and Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences for their excellence in original scientific research. It is one of the highest honors bestowed on a scientist or engineer in the United States.

5 May 2011

Nation's emergency physicians warn about dangers linked with deep vein thrombosis

As temperatures warm and travel picks up around the country, the nation's emergency physicians issue a warning about the serious dangers associated with deep vein thrombosis.

5 May 2011

Physical exercise generates nitric oxide intermediates critical for cardioprotection

Exercise both reduces the risk of a heart attack and protects the heart from injury if a heart attack does occur. For years, doctors have been trying to dissect how this second benefit of exercise works, with the aim of finding ways to protect the heart after a heart attack.

5 May 2011

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Worrying trends among Australia’s Indigenous population with more chronic diseases: Report

Researchers find increasing the number of family physicians reduces hospital re-admissions

Increasing prevalence of hypertension boosts growth for blood-pressure monitors in BRIC countries

Angel Medical Systems to present observations of ischemic events detected using permanently implanted intracardiac ST-segment monitor in high risk CAD patients

Hendra virus alert among horse owners

Synthetic blood saves life

Easy way to lower blood pressure

Pfizer’s Revatio receives European Commission approval for pediatric treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Acorda reports $0.7 million GAAP net loss for first quarter 2011

POZEN reports revenue of $4.5 million for first quarter 2011

Biosense Webster enters new agreement with Stereotaxis to deploy Odyssey products

Theragenics reports consolidated revenue of $20.3 million for first quarter 2011

Staying up late and sleeping in can increase risk for gaining weight

Lead investigator to discuss growing impact of AFib on US health care costs and resources

UCSF scientists elected as members of National Academy of Sciences for excellence in biomedical research

Nation's emergency physicians warn about dangers linked with deep vein thrombosis

Physical exercise generates nitric oxide intermediates critical for cardioprotection

Cameron Health completes enrollment in subcutaneous implantable defibrillator pivotal study

Cardiac Dimensions initiates two CARILLON device trials in Functional Mitral Regurgitation

Olympic Gold Medalist, P.A.D. Coalition raise awareness about peripheral arterial disease

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